Sentence examples for allowances to replace from inspiring English sources

The special select committee on Members' Expenses under Conservative Adam Afriyie has laboured and brought forward proposals for a system of flat rate allowances to replace the more elaborate system operated by the hated (by MPs, anyway) expenses watchdog IPSA.

Educational maintenance allowances to be replaced with "more targeted support".

The research allowance is not intended to replace funds normally provided by principal investigators (PIs), rather it will supplement them by allowing fellows to, for example, hire undergraduate research assistants, travel to specialized courses or scientific conferences, and the like.

(The broader plan to introduce a single "universal credit" to replace multiple allowances for those out of work has created its own new network of unintended complexities and forthcoming climb-downs).

When the employment and support allowance was introduced in 2008 to replace incapacity benefit, horrifying stories soon appeared of those with terminal cancer found fit for work, claimants dropping dead days after being assessed as fit, and up to 70% of decisions being overturned on appeal.

This week it emerged that the annual cost of appeals against decision on the employment and support allowance, the benefit which began to replace incapacity benefit in October 2008, has risen to over £66m; the cost trebled from £21m in 2009/10 to £66m in 2012/13.

Already in 2002, a so-called 'start assistance' or 'introduction allowance' (paid amount is the same) was introduced, which was to replace the former introduction allowance (equivalent to social assistance) for newly arrived immigrants.

Disability rights campaigners have urged the government to reconsider its plans to replace disability living allowance.

PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE PAYMENT Introduced for people of working age to replace disability living allowance.

But here is the problem: the government wants to replace disability living allowance (DLA) with something called personal independence payments (PIP).

Duncan Smith's programme to replace disability living allowance with a new personal independence payment has also been given an "amber/red" rating.